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Who was the first Maharashtrian to receive the Gyaanpith award?

  1. V S Khandekar

  2. V V Shirwadkar

  3. Mangesh Padgavkar

  4. Vishwas Patil
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V S Khandekar (Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar) was the first Maharashtrian to receive the Jnanpith Award in 1974 for his novel 'Yayati'. V V Shirwadkar (Kavi Suresh Bhat) received it later in 1987.

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